how do i find out for sure how the sockets are blocked?

build a PHP CGI binary and try to open a socket connection
thats the defauult btw
isnt builiding php a huge pain the butt? cant i just use a simple program ot test it or something?
LOL
building PHP in simple.. but then I've done it about 100-200 times.
ltnc
i mean u gotta download it ansd then uncompress it and upload it to the host and build and compile it and …
ummodese1, that's the general idea, yes
k i just need a binary to test for socket availability
then i can just execute it and see the results
ummodese1, correct. A binary compatible to your server OS